Welcome To Light Way Schools
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”
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Richard Buckminster Fuller"What will emerge, when we step outside the current system completely, question every part of it, and then create schools from a space of total newness and freedom guided by the question, "What is the NEW purpose of education?"
The old purpose was to "educate" children through models of linear learning. What if learning is not linear? Could that be why the highly scientific, left-brained approach to education is failing so badly? Could it be that the idea of breaking knowledge up into bytes of easily digestible information and asking children to prove they have eaten them by regurgitating them in various ways is completely opposite to how humans really learn best?
If that is so, then how do humans learn best? What if learning is actually quantum and instant? Or at the very least, what if it's deeper and vastly easier when internally motivated by passions and interests rather than externally determined by standards either national or state?
What Are Light Way Schools?
First and foremost a Light Way School is a space of love.
We believe that for a child to flourish they must feel safe and loved first.
We aim to provide a truly unique educational experience for parents and children. We will be offering a part time mentoring program this spring and summer for ages 7 to 17 for you to get a flavor of an educational program that offers creative expression, stewardship, wisdom, and love outside in nature. We bring deep healing and growth through loving presence and creative arts. Light Way Mentoring gives the flavor of a full time Light Way School where the unlimited potential of each child is allowed to fully express through an internally guided curriculum based on their interests and passions.
We are a voice for the children. We believe they must be heard as part of a broader vision for transforming planetary systems in business, economics, agriculture, education, health, and other sectors. Visit the Light U to share your ideas and network with others about this vision.
A Campaign To Change The Course of Human History
And now for the larger vision of the task before us in the next four years...Light Way Schools is building towards a greater, brighter future through education.
The Old System: A Brief Look At Why We Require Change For Our Children To Reach Their Maximum Potential.
In this video, Alfie Kohn, a renowned education researcher, presents at the 2011 Minnesota Association of alternative Programs Conference. He explains why progressive schools are so necessary, what they look like in terms of pedagogy and balance, and why current practices we take for granted like grades, homework, and honor roll award schemes are ineffective at providing a quality learning experience because the ignore everything we know about how and why humans learn. The video is one hour long and worth the time.
